Chris Allan

Experience

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  NATS

  Jan 2006 - May 2012

  Responsible and accountable for the delivery of sustainable operational fuel efficiency and environmental improvement activities saving airlines £millions in fuel savings per year. Collaborative development of operational improvements and sector efficiencies with airline operators and other key stakeholders including military, airfields, surrounding international ACC's and General Aviation. Responsible for the development of customer relationships and joint targets with airlines driving technical knowledge sharing across both sides of the industry delivering key benefits to all parties.Working with airline operators to develop operations in line with their changing market and operations.ATC Windfarm assessor for Prestwick Centre's AOR. Responsible for the ATC technical assessment of turbines in one of the fastest developing countries in the world with regards to Wind farm production. Show less Airspace design and procedure development for En-route & Oceanic Airspace.Creation and development of new department, processes and standards to satisfy regulatory standards.Method of Operations for Electronic Flight Data (EFD)Method of Operations for Prestwick Centre (combining two MOPS from ScOACC & MACC operations)Volcanic Ash procedures and NATS lead in ICAO VOLCEXWIndfarm development Radar Replacement ProgrammeATM Environmental specialistResponsible of Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 2 (Ocean and En-route)Regulatory policy and SESAR UK Irish FABContingency PlanningAviation SecurityAviation Safety Show less

  • Manager Customer Affairs & Operational Interfaces

    May 2011 - May 2012

  • Manager Procedures & Development

    Aug 2009 - May 2011

  • Air Traffic Control Officer

    Jun 1998 - Dec 2009

  • Manager MACC Ops (Manchester Area Control Centre)

    Feb 2008 - Aug 2009

  • Operations Development Specialist

    Jan 2006 - Feb 2008
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  UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)

  May 2012 - Oct 2018

  On December 7th 2017, the UAE implemented one of the largest and complex airspace changes the region has ever seen. The UAE Airspace Restructuring Project (UAE ARP) saw the Emirates Flight Information Region (FIR) transform into the world’s first airspace structure completely based on Performance Based Navigation (PBN) with a Navigation Specification of RNAV-1 (GNSS). The results were generated through a culmination of years of extensive analysis and development across the UAE Aviation Community and have enabled the evolution of one of the World's most advanced Air Traffic Management Systems. To achieve such results required extensive collaboration through hundreds of thousands of working hours from the GCAA Sheikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre, Dubai Air Navigation Services, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation, Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation, Fujairah Department of Civil Aviation as well over 20 other international aviation stakeholders.The airspace change is designed to increase UAE Airspace capacity to meet the forecasted air traffic demand for 2020, as well as increase access to all UAE airports, improve efficiency for both aviation system customers and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) whilst also reducing the environmental impact of the ever increasing traffic through more effective Air Traffic Management operations.Coupled within the UAE ARP is also the generation of an Integrated Airspace Master Plan (IAMP) which ensures appropriate and timely delivery of airspace capacity and capability requirements within the Emirates FIR until 2040. Show less In one of the world's fastest growing regions in aviation and with forecasts indicating a 100% increase in traffic over the next 15 years, the airspace of the UAE and surrounding nations have a challenging and exciting time ahead.The role of Senior Airspace Coordinator is responsible for airspace changes, procedure changes and all other aspects for ensuring that the UAE FIR is capable of providing a safe, sustainable and efficient service to all stakeholders both now and in the future by embracing a collaborative approach to future concepts and modern technology through a world class organisation. Show less

  • Project Director - UAE Airspace Restructuring Project

    Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Senior Airspace Coordinator

    Apr 2014 - Oct 2018

  • Air Traffic Control Officer

    May 2012 - Oct 2018
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  NATS

  Oct 2018 - now

  • Director Accounts & Partnerships- Asia Pacific

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Head of Accounts & Partnerships - Asia Pacific

    Jan 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Head of Solutions Development - International

    Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Senior Solutions Lead - International

    Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  • Senior Consultant

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2021
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  CANSO

  Jan 2022 - now

  CANSO APAC - Full Member